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Old 07-11-2007, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by disneysteve View Post
Can you explain why you say that? I can't imagine how getting $1,000/month wouldn't be the better deal. It certainly doesn't cost $12,000/year to have your own car.
The explaination I've heard is that the large number of miles that were logged on the car for a job would have depreciated the car and cost wear and tear to a greater extent that the allowance was worth in the eyes of the person who chose it.
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